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[–] recall519@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Heroic works until it doesn't.

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[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

So does Galaxy?

Let's say I have not yet had to do a full reinstall of Heroic and multiple associated games because something got unfixably (for my level of understanding) borked during an update.

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[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So does Galaxy?

Heroic is a community "we hope it's useful but don't complain when it doesn't" product.

With Galaxy you are a paying customer who has rights.

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[–] douz0a0bouz@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago*

paying customer who has rights

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[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Galaxy is free and not required. If it doesn't work you can download games from the website (which I consider an important feature). I'm pretty sure you don't have any rights whatsoever.

Buuut it also reinforces my point. The free open source solution works better than their in-house one.

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[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Galaxy is free and not required.

It's a product for paying customers of GOG games. You have rights you don't have with some open source hobby project.

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[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

I have lots of free games from GOG. You don't have to be a paying customer to use Galaxy.

Which rights do you have?

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[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Which rights do you have?

Plenty. GOG sp. z o.o. is an EU company after all.

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[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago

Ok, but which? Can you sue them if Galaxy, a free tool that they provide for convenience and that isn't required for the actual service, doesn't work, or if it breaks a game? Name one thing.

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